Menu

Search

  |   Technicals

Menu

  |   Technicals

Search

FxWirePro: Nikkei trades in narrow range, good to buy on dips

  • The index is trading in narrow range between between 19835 and 20182 for the past four trading session.Nikkei has formed a temporary top around 20319 and any bullish continuation can be seen only above that level. It is currently trading around 20117 0.31 higher.
     
  •  USD/JPY declined slightly after hitting two month high. The pair jumped till 114.49 and is currently trading around 113.50. Intraday trend is still bullish as long as support 113.18 (10- day MA) holds. The near term resistance is around 114.50.and any break above targets 115.50. Minor bearishness can be seen below 111.75 (100- day MA).
     
  • On the lower side, index major support is around 19825 (55- day EMA) and any break below will drag the index down till 19617 (89 EMA)/19277 (May 18th 2017 low).
     
  • The near term resistance of Nikkei is around 20400 (trend line joining 20230 and 20319) and break above will take the index to 20477 (161.8% retracement of 20019 and 19277) /20530 (161.8% retracement of 20220 and 19744)/20649 (161.8% retracement of 19698 and 18193).
  •  
  • Short term bullish invalidation only below 19275.
  • It is good to buy on dips around 19900-19950 with SL around 19750 for the TP of 20319/20400.
  • Market Data
Close

Welcome to EconoTimes

Sign up for daily updates for the most important
stories unfolding in the global economy.